I urge the City Council as well as the Cedar Rapids Visitors and Convention Bureau to take caution if considering …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Aug. 6, 2011 11:44 am5168d ago
I urge the City Council as well as the Cedar Rapids Visitors and Convention Bureau to take caution if considering …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Aug. 6, 2011 11:41 am5168d ago
In Independence, it always has been time for a new secondary school facility. The Independence School District made a mistake …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 6, 2011 11:34 am5168d ago
I had the privilege and honor of being one of the many volunteers at the first Zach Johnson Foundation Classic …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 6, 2011 11:33 am5168d ago
Politics as usual will not solve the problems facing our government debt and obligations. We are operating in crisis mode …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 5, 2011 11:41 am5169d ago
Todd Dorman’s Aug. 2 column begs for a response on state earned-income tax credits and cutting corporate income taxes. Earned-income …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 5, 2011 11:39 am5169d ago
Regarding the issue of lowering flags to half staff, the Rev. Victor Ogden’s response on July 27 hit the nail …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 5, 2011 11:38 am5169d ago
As the drama recently unfolded regarding the national debt limit, I was reminded of the biblical story of Solomon. In …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 5, 2011 11:29 am5169d ago
The July 28 storm in Dubuque and surrounding areas dumped 15 inches of rain in 12 hours, shattering the previous …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 5, 2011 11:28 am5169d ago
Warren Buffett, in a recent interview with CNBC, offers one of the best quotes I’ve heard in all this drama …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 5, 2011 11:27 am5169d ago
Fifty years ago, as a director or officer of the Linn County Association for Mental Health, and a former recreation …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 4, 2011 1:57 pm5170d ago
There has been much conversation in Washington on cutting entitlement benefits (Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid). I would suggest that …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 4, 2011 1:56 pm5170d ago
The Gazette deserves thanks for news and editorial coverage of empty shelves at local food pantries while need skyrockets and …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 4, 2011 1:44 pm5170d ago
Just a few years back, the banking system was on the verge of collapse and was described as too big …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 4, 2011 1:43 pm5170d ago
The July 25 editorial “Homers: What’s going right: Judicial First” explained that: “J. Paul Oetken, a graduate of Cedar Rapids …
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